Mettenberger draft status may not sink

10:53 PM,
Dec. 4, 2013

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NFL Draft expert Mike Detillier, who has been publishing draft reports since the mid-1980s, said LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger was a late first round or early second round projection for the 2014 NFL Draft before his knee injury suffered last Friday, and he remains a late first round or early second round prospect after the injury.

"He stays there until we find out about the rehab," Detillier told Gannett Louisiana Wednesday. "That is the key. Today, players with knee injuries can come back in seven to eight months without complications. It's one of the major changes in the NFL. If Tim ...